Community Health Nursing Quiz 6

A client arrives in the emergency room and is assessed by the nurse. The client complains of a headache from drinking alcohol and asking for medication. The nurse explains to the client that assessment must be performed first before the administration of any medication. The client becomes verbally abusive and the nurse threatens to place the client in the restraints. Which of the following that the client can legally charge the nurse?

The nurse is trying to contact the physician who gave an order for a new medication for the client. The prescribe medication has a high dosage and the nurse is reluctant to administer. Efforts have been made to look for the physician but the nurse failed to clarify the order. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The ICU is understaffed and needs additional nurses to care for the client. The nurse manager assigned the nurse to report to the ICU for the day. The nurse had no experience in the ICU. Which of the following is most appropriate nursing action?

An incorrect dose of a medication was administered by the assigned nurse to a client. The nurse notifies the nursing supervisor about the error and calls the physician to report the occurrence. The nurse who administered the medication inaccurately understands that the:

A nurse enters the medication room and finds another nurse inside that is about to insert a needle attached to the syringe containing a clear fluid into the antecubital area. The nurse appropriate initial action is:

A living will of the client was prepared and the lawyer will be bringing the will to the hospital as soon as possible for witness signature. The client asks help from the nurse to obtain a witness to his will. The most appropriate response to the clients is which of the following?

A nurse has made an inaccurate documentation on her assessment on a client and obtains the client’s record to correct the error. Which action should the nurse take to correct the error?

The laboratory personnel instructed the nurse that the result of the laboratory test of the client will be forwarded through facsimile machine. After 20minutes the facsimile machine activates and the nurse is expecting to receive the laboratory result but instead receives a sexually oriented photograph. The most appropriate nursing action is to:

A nurse is discussing to the nursing students about the right of the clients. The nurse asks the student to identify a scenario that would represent invasion of privacy of the client. Which of the following, if identified by the nursing student, indicates an understanding of a violation of this client right?

The nursing instructor provides a lecture to the nursing students regarding some rights of the clients. The instructor asks the student to identify a situation that represents an example of battery. Which of the following items indicates an understanding of a violation of this right?